by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has launched a USD 9 billion vaccine initiative that will offer support to its developing member economies to procure and deliver Covid-19 vaccines. ADB has launched a USD 9 billion vaccine initiative...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Indian News, Regulation
New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Pramod Kumar Arora,54, secretary (International Operations), Life Insurance Corporation, Member (Actuary) in Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Indian News, Life, Technology
Mumbai,Dec 11: IPO bound Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) is devising better methods to provide services to its over 33 crore policyholders in pandemic times. LIC's policyholders can now avail of its improved customer centric initiatives including online...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
Mumbai: ICICI Lombard launched its ICICI Lombard Complete Health Insurance offering with new health plans and benefits. The plans – Health Shield, Health Shield Plus, Health Elite and Health Elite Plus, are loaded with the latest features and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Life
Mumbai,Dec 11: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance company’s assets under management (AUM) have crossed Rs. 2 lakh crore. This milestone has been achieved by the Company in its 20th year. The company started operations 20 years ago with the issuance of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi, Dec 11: India recorded less than 30,000 fresh COVID-19 infections on Friday, the second time this month, which pushed its caseload to 97.96 lakh, while the total number of recoveries surged to 92.90 lakh, according to the Union health...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
MUMBAI, Dec 11: Around a million doctors in India went on a day-long strike on Friday amid the coronavirus pandemic to protest against a new federal government rule that allows practitioners of the traditional science of Ayurveda to perform minor surgeries. Thousands...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
BRUSSELS: European Union countries agreed a new climate change target for the bloc on Friday after haggling through the night in Brussels, pulling the political trigger on a policy revamp to make every sector greener. Leaders of the 27 member states agreed to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
New York: Scientists have developed an inhalation delivery system for vaccines which generates potent immune responses in mice and non-human primates, without causing lung damage, an advance which may lead to new therapeutics for respiratory diseases like COVID-19....
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 11, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
PARIS: Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccine showed an insufficient immune response in older people, delaying its launch to late next year and marking a setback in the global fight against the pandemic. The announcement on...
